worthiness of christian walk

WORTHINESS OF CHRISTIAN WALK

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, Ephesians 4:1February 12, 2012Rev. David B. HansonDeaf Liberty Baptist churchOverland Park, Kansas

JESUS IS THE TRUE VINE John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the

husbandman.

JESUS IS THE TRUE VINE

GOD THE FATHER IS THE HUSBANDMAN John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the

husbandman.

GOD THE FATHER IS THE HUSBANDMAN

THE CHRISTIANS ARE THE BRANCHES John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He

that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

THE CHRISTIANS ARE THE BRANCHES

A CHRISTIAN’S FRUITFUL WALK John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the

branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

A CHRISTIAN’S FRUITFUL WALK

GOD’S PURGING John 15:2-3 2Every branch in me that beareth not

fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

 3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

GOD’S PURGING

GOD’S DISCIPLINE Hebrews 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation

which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

GOD’S DISCIPLINE Three Levels of God’s Discipline

Level 1: Rebuke A verbal warning

Level 2: Chasten Painful as anxiety, frustration, or distress

Level 3: Scourge Extreme physical pain